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The effect of long-term homocysteine-lowering on carotid intima-media thickness and flow-mediated vasodilation in stroke patients: a randomized controlled trial and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Experimental and epidemiological evidence suggests that homocysteine (tHcy) may be a causal risk factor for atherosclerosis. B-vitamin supplements reduce tHcy and improve endothelial function in short term trials, but the long-term effects of the treatment on vascular structure and funct...

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Autores principales: Potter, Kathleen, Hankey, Graeme J, Green, Daniel J, Eikelboom, John, Jamrozik, Konrad, Arnolda, Leonard F
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2559819/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18803866
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2261-8-24